o
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REGISTRATION
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT
OF 1934
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x
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR (15d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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o
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SHELL
COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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Title
of each class
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Name
of each exchange on which registered
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None
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Not
Applicable
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GLOSSARY | vi | |
GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS | viii | |
PART
I
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Item
1
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Identity
of Directors, Senior Management and Advisors.
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1
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Item
2
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Offer
Statistics and Expected Timetable.
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1
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Item
3
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Key
Information.
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1
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A.
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Selected
financial data.
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1
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B.
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Capitalization
and indebtedness.
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2
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C.
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Reasons
for the offer and use of proceeds.
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2
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D.
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Risk
factors.
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2
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Item
4
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Information
on the Company.
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9
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A.
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History
and development of the Company.
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9
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B.
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Business
Overview.
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11
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C.
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Organizational
structure.
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14
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D.
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Property,
plants and equipment.
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14
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Item
4A
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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29
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Item
5
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Operating
and Financial Review and Prospects.
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29
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A.
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Operating
results.
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29
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B.
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Liquidity
and capital resources.
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31
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C.
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Research
and development, patents and licenses etc.
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31
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D.
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Trend
information.
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31
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E.
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Off-balance
sheet arrangements.
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32
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F.
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Tabular
disclosure of contractual obligations.
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32
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Item
6
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Directors,
Senior Management and Employees.
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33
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A.
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Directors
and Senior Management.
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33
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B.
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Compensation.
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35
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C.
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Board
practices.
|
36
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D.
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Employees.
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37
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E.
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Share
ownership.
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38
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Item
7
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Major
Shareholders and Related Party Transactions.
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39
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A.
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Major
shareholders.
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39
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B.
|
Related
party transactions.
|
40
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C.
|
Interests
of experts and counsel.
|
40
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Item
8
|
Financial
Information.
|
40
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A.
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Consolidated
Statements and Other Financial Information.
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40
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B.
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Significant
Changes.
|
41
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Item
9
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The
Offer and Listing.
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41
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A.
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Offer
and Listing Details.
|
41
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B.
|
Plan
of Distribution.
|
42
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C.
|
Markets.
|
42
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D.
|
Selling
Shareholders.
|
42
|
E.
|
Dilution.
|
42
|
F.
|
Expenses
of the Issuer.
|
42
|
Item
10
|
Additional
Information.
|
42
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A.
|
Share
capital.
|
42
|
B.
|
Memorandum
and articles of association.
|
42
|
C.
|
Material
contracts.
|
45
|
D.
|
Exchange
controls.
|
46
|
E.
|
Taxation.
|
48
|
F.
|
Dividends
and paying agents.
|
56
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G.
|
Statement
by experts.
|
56
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H.
|
Documents
on display.
|
56
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I.
|
Subsidiary
Information.
|
57
|
Item
11
|
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
|
57
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Item
12
|
Description
of Securities Other than Equity Securities.
|
58
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PART II | ||
Item
13
|
Defaults,
Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies.
|
58
|
Item
14
|
Material
Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of
Proceeds.
|
58
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Item
15
|
Controls
and Procedures.
|
58
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Item
16
|
[Reserved]
|
58
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Item
16A
|
Audit
Committee Financial Expert.
|
58
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Item
16B
|
Code
of Ethics.
|
58
|
Item
16C
|
Principal
Accountant Fees and Services.
|
59
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Item
16D
|
Exemptions
from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees.
|
60
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Item
16E
|
Purchases
of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated
Purchasers.
|
60
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PART
III
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Item
17
|
Financial
Statements.
|
60
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Item
18
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Financial
Statements.
|
60
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Item
19
|
Exhibits.
|
61
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SIGNATURES
|
86
|
|
EXHIBIT
INDEX
|
87
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(a) |
is
an engineer or geoscientist with a least five years experience in
mineral
exploration, mine development or operation or mineral project assessment,
or any combination of these;
|
(b) |
has
experience relevant to the subject matter of the mineral project
and the
technical report; and
|
(c) |
is
a member in good standing of a professional association (as that
term is
defined in Canadian National Instrument
43-101);
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Adit
|
A
horizontal or nearly horizontal passage driven from the surface for
the
working of a mine.
|
Archean
|
The
earliest eon of geological history or the corresponding system of
rocks.
|
Area
of Interest
|
A
geographic area surrounding a specific mineral property in which
more than
one party has an interest and within which new acquisitions must
be
offered to the other party or which become subject automatically
to the
terms and conditions of the existing agreement between the parties.
Typically, the area of interest is expressed in terms of a radius
of a
finite number of kilometers from each point on the outside boundary
of the
original mineral property.
|
Bulk
Sample
|
Evaluation
program of a diamondiferous kimberlite pipe in which a large amount
of
kimberlite (at least 100 tonnes) is recovered from a
pipe.
|
Carat
|
A
unit of weight for diamonds, pearls, and other gems. The metric carat,
equal to 0.2 gram or 200 milligram, is standard in the principal
diamond-producing countries of the
world.
|
Caustic
Fusion
|
An
analytical process for diamonds by which rocks are dissolved at
temperatures between 450-600°
C.
Diamonds remain undissolved by this process and are recovered from
the
residue that remains.
|
Craton
|
A
stable relatively immobile area of the earth's crust that forms the
nuclear mass of a continent or the central basin in an
ocean.
|
Diabase
|
A
fine-grained rock of the composition of gabbro but with an ophitic
texture.
|
Dyke
|
A
body of igneous rock, tabular in form, formed through the injection
of
magma.
|
Feasibility
Study
|
As
defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101, means a comprehensive
study of a deposit in which all geological, engineering, operating,
economic and other relevant factors are considered in sufficient
detail
that it could reasonably serve as the basis for a final decision
by a
financial institution to finance the development of the deposit for
mineral production.
|
Gneiss
|
A
banded rock formed during high grade regional metamorphism. It includes
a
number of different rock types having different origins. It commonly
has
alternating bands of schistose and granulose
material.
|
Indicator
mineral
|
Minerals
such as garnet, ilmenite, chromite and chrome diopside, which are
used in
exploration to indicate the presence of
kimberlites.
|
Jurassic
|
The
period of the Mesozoic era between the Triassic and the Cretaceous
or the
corresponding system of rocks marked by the presence of dinosaurs
and the
first appearance of birds.
|
Kimberlite
|
A
dark-colored intrusive biotite-peridotite igneous rock that can contain
diamonds. It contains the diamonds known to occur in the rock matrix
where
they originally formed (more than 100 km deep in the
earth).
|
Macrodiamond
|
A
diamond, two dimensions of which exceed 0.5
millimeters.
|
Microdiamond
|
Generally
refers to diamonds smaller than approximately 0.5mm, which are recovered
from acid dissolution of kimberlite
rock.
|
Mineral
Reserve
|
Means
the economically mineable part of a Measured Mineral Resource or
Indicated
Mineral Resource demonstrated by at least a Preliminary Feasibility
Study.
This study must include adequate information on mining, processing,
metallurgical, economic and other relevant factors that demonstrate,
at
the time of reporting, that economic extraction can be justified.
A
Mineral Reserve includes diluting materials and allowances for losses
that
may occur when the material is
mined.
|
|
THE
TERMS "MINERAL RESERVE," "PROVEN MINERAL RESERVE" AND "PROBABLE MINERAL
RESERVE" USED IN THIS REPORT ARE CANADIAN MINING TERMS AS DEFINED
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 43-101 - STANDARDS OF DISCLOSURE
FOR
MINERAL PROJECTS WHICH INCORPORATES THE DEFINITIONS AND GUIDELINES
SET OUT
IN THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGY AND PETROLEUM (THE
"CIM")
STANDARDS ON MINERAL RESOURCES AND MINERAL RESERVES DEFINITIONS AND
GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE CIM COUNCIL ON AUGUST 20, 2000. IN THE
UNITED
STATES, A MINERAL RESERVE IS DEFINED AS A PART OF A MINERAL DEPOSIT
WHICH
COULD BE ECONOMICALLY AND LEGALLY EXTRACTED OR PRODUCED AT THE TIME
THE
MINERAL RESERVE DETERMINATION IS
MADE.
|
Under
United States standards:
|
"Reserve"
means that part of a mineral deposit which can be economically and
legally
extracted or produced at the time of the reserve determination.
|
"Economically,"
as used in the definition of reserve, implies that profitable extraction
or production has been established or analytically demonstrated to
be
viable and justifiable under reasonable investment and market assumptions.
|
"Legally,"
as used in the definition of reserve, does not imply that all permits
needed for mining and processing have been obtained or that other
legal
issues have been completely resolved. However, for a reserve to exist,
|
there
should be a reasonable certainty based on applicable laws and regulations
that issuance of permits or resolution of legal issues can be accomplished
in a timely manner.
|
Mineral
Reserves are categorized as follows on the basis of the degree of
confidence in the estimate of the quantity and grade of the
deposit.
|
"Proven
Mineral Reserve" means, in accordance with CIM Standards, the economically
viable part of a Measured Mineral Resource demonstrated by at least
a
Preliminary Feasibility study. This Study must include adequate
information on mining, processing, metallurgical, economic, and other
relevant factors that demonstrate at the time of reporting, that
economic
extraction is justified.
|
The
definition for "proven mineral reserves" under Canadian standards
differs
from the standards in the United States, where proven or measured
reserves
are defined as reserves for which (a) quantity is computed from dimensions
revealed in outcrops, trenches, workings or drill holes; grade and/or
quality are computed from the results of detailed sampling and
(b) the sites for inspection, sampling and measurement are spaced so
closely and the geographic character is so well defined that size,
shape,
depth and mineral content of reserves are well established.
|
"Probable
Mineral Reserve" means, in accordance with CIM Standards, the economically
mineable part of an Indicated, and in some circumstances a Measured
Mineral Resource demonstrated by at least a Preliminary Feasibility
Study.
This Study must include adequate information on mining, processing,
metallurgical, economic and other relevant factors that demonstrate,
at
the time of reporting, that economic extraction is
justified.
|
The
definition for "probable mineral reserves" under Canadian standards
differs from the standards in the United States, where probable reserves
are defined as reserves for which quantity and grade and/or quality
are
computed from information similar to that of proven reserves (under
United
States standards), but the sites for inspection, sampling, and measurement
are further apart or are otherwise less adequately spaced. The degree
of
assurance, although lower than that for proven reserves, is high
enough to
assume continuity between points of
observation.
|
Mineral
Resource
|
Under
CIM Standards, Mineral Resource is a concentration or occurrence
of
natural, solid, inorganic or fossilized organic material in or on
the
Earth's crust in such form and quantity and of such a grade or quality
that it has reasonable prospects for economic extraction. The location,
quantity, grade, geological characteristics and continuity of a Mineral
Resource are known, estimated or interpreted from specific geological
evidence and knowledge.
|
|
THE
TERMS "MINERAL RESOURCE", "MEASURED MINERAL RESOURCE", "INDICATED
MINERAL
RESOURCE", "INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE" USED IN THIS REPORT ARE CANADIAN
MINING TERMS AS DEFINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 43-101
-
STANDARDS OF DISCLOSURE FOR MINERAL PROJECTS UNDER THE GUIDELINES
SET OUT
IN THE CIM STANDARDS. THE COMPANY ADVISES U.S. INVESTORS THAT WHILE
SUCH
TERMS ARE RECOGNIZED AND PERMITTED UNDER CANADIAN REGULATIONS, THE
U.S.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THEM. THESE
ARE NOT
DEFINED TERMS UNDER THE UNITED STATES STANDARDS AND MAY NOT GENERALLY
BE
USED IN DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION BY U.S. COMPANIES. AS SUCH, INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS
REPORT CONCERNING DESCRIPTIONS OF MINERALIZATION AND RESOURCES MAY
NOT BE
COMPARABLE TO INFORMATION MADE PUBLIC BY U.S. COMPANIES SUBJECT TO
THE
REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES
AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
|
"Inferred
Mineral Resource" means, under CIM Standards, that part of a Mineral
Resource for which quantity and grade or quality can be estimated
on the
basis of geological evidence and limited sampling and reasonably
assumed,
but not verified, geological and grade continuity. The estimate is
based
on limited information and sampling gathered through appropriate
techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings
and
drill holes. U.S. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO ASSUME THAT ANY PART OR
ALL OF AN INFERRED RESOURCE EXISTS, OR IS ECONOMICALLY OR LEGALLY
MINEABLE.
|
"Indicated
Mineral Resource" means, under CIM Standards, that part of a Mineral
Resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and
physical characteristics, can be estimated with a level of confidence
sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and
economic
parameters, to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic
viability of the deposit. The estimate is based on detailed and reliable
exploration and testing information gathered through appropriate
techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings
and
drill holes that are spaced closely enough for geological and grade
continuity to be reasonably assumed. U.S. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED
NOT TO
ASSUME THAT ANY PART OR ALL OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THIS CATEGORY
WILL
EVER BE CONVERTED INTO RESERVES.
|
"Measured
Mineral Resource" means, under CIM standards that part of a Mineral
Resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and
physical characteristics are so well established that they can be
estimated with confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application
of technical and economic parameters, to support production planning
and
evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. The estimate
is based
on detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing information
gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops,
trenches, pits, workings and drillholes that are spaced closely enough
to
confirm both geological and grade continuity. U.S. INVESTORS ARE
CAUTIONED
NOT TO ASSUME THAT ANY PART OR ALL OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THIS
CATEGORY WILL EVER BE CONVERTED INTO
RESERVES.
|
Operator
|
The
party in a joint venture which carries out the operations of the
joint
venture subject at all times to the direction and control of the
management committee.
|
Ordovician
|
The
period between the Cambrian and the Silurian or the corresponding
system
of rocks.
|
Overburden
|
A
general term for any material covering or obscuring rocks from
view.
|
Paleozoic
|
An
era of geological history that extends from the beginning of the
Cambrian
to the close of the Permian and is marked by the culmination of nearly
all
classes of invertebrates except the insects and in the later epochs
by the
appearance of terrestrial plants, amphibians, and
reptiles.
|
Pipe
|
A
kimberlite deposit that is usually, but not necessarily,
carrot-shaped.
|
Preliminary
Feasibility Study
|
Under
the CIM Standards, means a comprehensive study of the viability of
a
mineral project that has advanced to a stage where the mining method,
in
the case of underground mining, or the pit configuration, in the
case of
an open pit, has been established, and which, if an effective method
of
mineral processing has been determined, includes a financial analysis
based on reasonable assumptions of technical, engineering, operating,
economic factors and the evaluation of other relevant factors which
are
sufficient for a Qualified Person acting reasonably, to determine
if all
or part of the Mineral Resource may be classified as a Mineral
Reserve.
|
Proterozoic
|
The
eon of geologic time or the corresponding system of rocks that includes
the interval between the Archean and Phanerozoic eons, perhaps exceeds
in
length all of subsequent geological time, and is marked by rocks
that
contain fossils indicating the first appearance of eukaryotic organisms
(as algae).
|
Reverse
Circulation Drill
|
A
rotary percussion drill in which the drilling mud and cuttings return
to
the surface through the drill pipe.
|
Sill
|
Tabular
intrusion which is sandwiched between layers in the host
rock.
|
Stringers
|
The
narrow veins or veinlets, often parallel to each other, and often
found in
a shear zone.
|
Tertiary
|
The
Tertiary period or system of rocks.
|
Till
Sample
|
A
sample of soil taken as part of a regional exploration program and
examined for indicator minerals.
|
Xenolith
|
A
foreign inclusion in an igneous
rock.
|
§
|
risks
and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of drill results,
the
geology, grade and continuity of mineral
deposits;
|
§
|
results
of initial feasibility, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies,
and the
possibility that future exploration, development or mining results
will
not be consistent with the Company's
expectations;
|
§
|
mining
exploration risks, including risks related to accidents, equipment
breakdowns or other unanticipated difficulties with or interruptions
in
production;
|
§
|
the
potential for delays in exploration activities or the completion
of
feasibility studies;
|
§
|
risks
related to the inherent uncertainty of exploration and cost estimates
and
the potential for unexpected costs and
expenses;
|
§
|
risks
related to commodity price
fluctuations;
|
§
|
the
uncertainty of profitability based upon the Company's history of
losses;
|
§
|
risks
related to failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis
and on
acceptable terms;
|
§
|
risks
related to environmental regulation and
liability;
|
§
|
political
and regulatory risks associated with mining and exploration;
and
|
§
|
other
risks and uncertainties related to the Company's prospects, properties
and
business strategy.
|
To
Convert From Metric
|
To
Imperial
|
Multiply
by
|
Hectares
|
Acres
|
2.471
|
Metres
|
Feet
(ft.)
|
3.281
|
Kilometres
(km.)
|
Miles
|
0.621
|
Tonnes
|
Tons
(2000 pounds)
|
1.102
|
Grams/tonne
|
Ounces
(troy/ton)
|
0.029
|
A.
|
Selected
financial data.
|
12
Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
All
in CDN$1,000's except Earnings (loss) per Share and Number of Common
Shares
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Revenue
|
nil
|
nil
|
nil
|
nil
|
nil
|
|||||||||||
Interest
Revenue
|
12
|
13
|
12
|
19
|
18
|
|||||||||||
Working
Capital
|
808
|
1,041
|
701
|
1,037
|
340
|
|||||||||||
Net
Earnings (loss) -
|
||||||||||||||||
Under
Canadian GAAP:
|
(2,200
|
)
|
1,531
|
(1,813
|
)
|
(1,713
|
)
|
(1,456
|
)
|
|||||||
Under
U.S. GAAP:
|
(1,948
|
)
|
1,836
|
(1,223
|
)
|
(14,513
|
)
|
(1,520
|
)
|
|||||||
Basic
and diluted earnings (loss) per share -
|
||||||||||||||||
Under
Canadian GAAP:
|
(0.04
|
)
|
0.03
|
(0.04
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|||||||
Under
U.S. GAAP:
|
(0.04
|
)
|
0.04
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
Assets -
|
||||||||||||||||
Under
Canadian GAAP:
|
34,874
|
36,038
|
33,514
|
34,418
|
33,947
|
|||||||||||
Under
U.S. GAAP:
|
3,419
|
3,683
|
1,030
|
1,363
|
13,618
|
|||||||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
181
|
95
|
273
|
240
|
324
|
|||||||||||
Share
Capital
|
||||||||||||||||
Under
Canadian GAAP:
|
58,253
|
57,608
|
56,595
|
55,719
|
53,470
|
|||||||||||
Under
U.S. GAAP:
|
58,233
|
57,587
|
56,595
|
55,719
|
53,470
|
|||||||||||
Net
Assets -
|
||||||||||||||||
Under
Canadian GAAP:
|
34,693
|
35,943
|
33,241
|
34,178
|
33,623
|
|||||||||||
Under
U.S. GAAP:
|
3,238
|
3,588
|
757
|
1,123
|
13,294
|
|||||||||||
Number
of Common Shares issued
|
53,075,847
|
52,610,847
|
*51,202,111
|
66,597,766
|
63,883,100
|
|||||||||||
less shares owned by subsidiary
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(16,015,696
|
)
|
(16,015,696
|
)
|
|||||||||
53,075,847
|
52,610,847
|
51,202,111
|
50,582,070
|
47,867,404
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
US$0.8376
|
US$0.7842
|
US$0.7412
|
US$0.6474
|
US$0.6380
|
Month
|
High
|
Low
|
December
2005
|
0.8751
|
0.8508
|
January
2006
|
0.8794
|
0.8479
|
February
2006
|
0.8809
|
0.8610
|
March
2006
|
0.8850
|
0.8513
|
April
2006
|
0.8959
|
0.8496
|
May
2006
|
0.9134
|
0.8869
|
B.
|
Capitalization
and indebtedness.
|
C.
|
Reasons
for the offer and use of
proceeds.
|
D.
|
Risk
factors.
|
(b) |
Speculative
business
|
· |
$2.200
million net loss for the year ended March 31,
2006.
|
·
|
$1.531
million net earnings for the year ended March 31, 2005 (relating
primarily
to gain on sale of the Haveri project to Northern Lion Gold
Corp).
|
·
|
$1.81
million loss for the year ended March 31,
2004.
|
A.
|
History
and development of the
company.
|
Name
of Subsidiary
|
Date
of Incorporation
|
Juridiction
of Incorporation
|
Baltic
Minerals BV
|
Friday,
January 26, 1996
|
The
Netherlands
|
Baltic
Minerals Finland OY
|
Wednesday,
May 18, 1994
|
Finland
|
B.
|
Business
overview.
|
C.
|
Organizational
structure.
|
D.
|
Property,
plants and equipment.
|
Sample
Weight (Tonnes)
|
Weight
Macros >1.0 mm
|
Macro
Carats per Tonne
|
||||
Description
|
(Carats)
|
(1,000
Kg)
|
|
|||
5034Kimberlite
Pipe: Bulk Sample: Heavy Media Separation
Plant
|
||||||
Canamera
|
24.6
|
75.9
|
3.09
|
|||
Canamera
|
79.0(1)
|
|
181.1(1)
|
|
2.29(1)
|
|
Summary
|
3,895
Stones
|
257
Carats
|
0.065
Carats/Stones
|
No.
of
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Sample
|
No.
of
|
Diamonds
|
Weight
|
Macros
|
No.
of Macros
|
||||||||||||||
Description
|
Weight
(kg)
|
Diamonds
|
per
10 kg
|
(Carats)
|
>0.5
mm(1)
|
per
10 kg
|
|||||||||||||
Hearne
Pipe
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Hole
1
|
132
|
324
|
25
|
0.90
|
33
|
2.5
|
|||||||||||||
Hole
2 &
|
168
|
439
|
26
|
1.33
|
50
|
3.0
|
|||||||||||||
Hole
3
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Tesla
Pipe
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Hole
1
|
245
|
188
|
8
|
0.13
|
14
|
0.6
|
|||||||||||||
Tuzo
Pipe
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Hole
1
|
124
|
403
|
33
|
2.09
|
36
|
2.9
|
|||||||||||||
Hole
2
|
154
|
294
|
19
|
0.39
|
19
|
1.2
|
Best
Fit
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Sample
|
|
|
Best
Fit
|
|
Value
per
|
||||||||||||||
|
Size
|
Carats
per
|
Value
per
|
Value
per
|
Value
per
|
Tonne
|
|||||||||||||
Description
|
(Tonnes)
|
Tonne
|
Carat
(US$)
|
Carat
($US)
|
Tonne
(US$)
|
(US$)
|
|||||||||||||
Hearne
Pipe
|
62.6
|
2.33
|
25
- 50
|
44
|
58
- 177
|
103
|
|||||||||||||
Tuzo
Pipe
|
48.0
|
2.20
|
51
- 108
|
68
|
112
- 238
|
150
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Best
Fit
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
Sample
|
|
|
|
|
|
Best
Fit
|
|
|
|
Value
per
|
|
||||||
|
|
Size
|
|
Carats
per
|
|
Value
per
|
|
Value
per
|
|
Value
per
|
|
Tonne
|
|
||||||
Description
|
|
(Tonnes)
|
|
Tonne
|
|
Carat
(US$)
|
|
Carat
($US)
|
|
Tonne
(US$)
|
|
(US$)
|
|||||||
Tesla
Pipe
|
50.0
|
0.37
|
56
- 112
|
96
|
21
- 41
|
36
|
|||||||||||||
5034
Pipe
|
55.8
|
1.60
|
26
- 58
|
51
|
42
- 93
|
82
|
Modeled
Grade
|
Modeled
Revenue
|
Value
per tonne
|
|
5034
Pipe
|
(carats
per tonne)
|
(US$/carat)
|
US$
|
West
lobe
|
1.85
|
65
|
120.3
|
Centre
lobe
|
1.30
|
55
|
71.5
|
East
lobe
|
1.70
|
65
|
110.5
|
North
lobe
|
1.70
|
65
|
110.5
|
Kimberlite
|
||||
Resource
|
Revenue
Per
|
|||
(million
|
Modeled
grade
|
Modeled
Revenue
|
Tonne
|
|
Hearne
Pipe
|
tonnes)
|
(carats
per tonne)
|
(US$/carat)
|
US$
|
North
Lobe Phase A
|
3.08
|
2.05
|
65
|
133
|
North
Lobe Phase B
|
1.61
|
0.60
|
65
|
39
|
North
Lobe Phase C
|
0.72
|
2.05
|
65
|
133
|
South
Lobe Phase D
|
1.14
|
2.05
|
65
|
133
|
South
Lobe Phase E1
|
0.31
|
2.05
|
65
|
133
|
Kimberlite
|
|
|
|
|
|
Resource
|
|
|
|
|
(million
|
Modeled
grade
|
Modeled
Revenue
|
Revenue
Per
Tonne
|
Tuzo
Pipe
|
tonnes)
|
(carats
per tonne)
|
(US$/carat)
|
US$
|
Zone
A
|
1.0
|
2.7
|
47
|
127
|
Zone
B
|
2.4
|
0.94
|
33
|
31
|
Zone
Bg (>40%granite)
|
2.4
|
0.62
|
33
|
20
|
Zone
C
|
4.4
|
1.35
|
47
|
63
|
Square
mesh
Size
(mm)
|
Kelvin:
184kg
Number
of
diamonds
|
Faraday:
40kg
Number
of
diamonds
|
Hearne:
128kg
Number
of
diamonds
|
5034:
160 kg
Number
of
diamonds
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
0.5
|
11
|
5
|
17
|
23
|
0.3
|
44
|
11
|
46
|
37
|
0.212
|
65
|
12
|
77
|
68
|
0.15
|
139
|
21
|
83
|
138
|
0.104
|
73
|
24
|
143
|
218
|
Square
Mesh Size
(mm)
|
Faraday-1b
33kg
Number
of
diamonds
|
Faraday
-2 65 kg
Number
of
diamonds
|
Kelvin-1b
65 kg
Number
of
diamonds
|
Kelvin-2
16 kg
Number
of
diamonds
|
Hobbes-2
16
kg
Number
of
diamonds
|
2.36
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.70
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.18
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0.85
|
0
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0.60
|
1
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0.425
|
0
|
17
|
14
|
3
|
1
|
0.300
|
3
|
21
|
24
|
4
|
2
|
0.212
|
11
|
41
|
40
|
4
|
4
|
0.150
|
8
|
47
|
60
|
4
|
2
|
0.100
|
2
|
50
|
53
|
19
|
4
|
Pipe
|
Modeled
Grade
(Carats
per tonne)
|
Modeled
Values
(US$
Carat)
|
Revenue
per tonne
(US$)
|
5034
|
1.67
|
62.70
|
104.70
|
Hearne
|
1.67
|
50.00
|
83.50
|
Name
of Pipe
|
March
2004 Modeled Value Per
Carat
(US$
per Carat)
|
August
2004 Modeled Value Per
Carat
(US$
per Carat)
|
5034
|
74.20
|
79.20
|
Hearne
|
61.00
|
65.00
|
Tuzo
|
49.00
|
53.00
|
Name
of Pipe
|
August
2004
Modeled
Value Per Carat
(US
$ per Carat)
|
June
2005
Modeled
Value Per Carat
(US
$ per Carat)
|
5034
|
$79.20
|
$85.70
|
Hearne
|
$65.00
|
$70.00
|
Tuzo
|
$53.00
|
$56.00
|
A.
|
Operating
results.
|
B.
|
Liquidity
and capital
resources.
|
C.
|
Research
and development, patents and licenses,
etc.
|
D.
|
Trend
information.
|
E.
|
Off-balance
sheet arrangements.
|
F.
|
Tabular
disclosure of contractual
obligations.
|
A.
|
Directors
and senior
management.
|
Name
|
Position
with Company
|
Date
of First Appointment
|
Age
|
Jonathan
Comerford
|
Chairman
and Director(1)(2(3)
|
Chairman
of the Company since May 11, 2006 and Director since September
21,
2001.
|
34
|
Patrick
Evans
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
President
and director of the Company since November 15, 2005.
|
51
|
Jennifer
Dawson
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
Chief
Financial Officer since May 11, 2006
|
45
|
Carl
Verley
|
Director(1)(2(3)
|
Director
of Old MPV since December 2, 1986 and Director of the Company
since
November 1, 1997.
|
56
|
David
E. Whittle
|
Director(1)(2)(3)
|
Saturday,
November 01, 1997
|
42
|
D.
Harry W. Dobson
|
Director
|
Saturday,
November 01, 1997
|
58
|
Elizabeth
J. Kirkwood
|
Director
|
Director
since September 21, 2001.
|
56
|
B.
|
Compensation.
|
Annual
Compensation
|
Long
Term Compensation
|
|||||||
Awards
|
Payouts
|
|||||||
Name
and Principal Position of Named Executive Officer
|
Financial
Year Ending
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Other
Annual Compensation ($)
|
Securities
Under Options / SARs Granted (#)
|
Shares
or Units Subject to Resale Restrictions ($)
|
LTIP
Payouts ($)
|
All
Other Compensation ($)
|
Patrick
Evans(1)
President
and Chief Executive Officer (started November 1,
2005)
|
2006
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
$58,157
|
200,000(2)
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Jan
W. Vandesande(3)
President
and Chief Executive Officer (until October 31, 2005)
|
2006
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
$102,127
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Elizabeth
Kirkwood(4)
Chairman,
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary (until May 10,
2006)
|
2006
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
$34,000
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Name
|
Securities,
Acquired on Exercise (#)
|
Aggregate
Value Realized ($)(1)
|
Unexercised
Options at Financial Year-End Exercisable / Unexercisable
(#)
|
Value
of Unexercised In-the-Money Options at Financial Year-End Exercisable
/
Unexercisable ($)(2)
|
Elizabeth
Kirkwood (until May 10, 2006)
|
10,000
|
$12,600
|
80,000/Nil
|
244,400/Nil
|
Patrick
Evans (since November 1, 2005)
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
100,000/100,000
|
122,500/122,500
|
Jan
W. Vandersande (until October 31, 2005)
|
170,000
|
$255,250
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
C.
|
Board
practices.
|
a.
|
identify
and monitor the management of the principal risks that could impact
the
financial reporting of the Company;
|
b.
|
monitor
the integrity of the Company's financial reporting process and system
of
internal controls regarding financial reporting and accounting
compliance;
|
c.
|
make
recommendations regarding the selection of the Company's external
auditors
(by shareholders) and monitor their independence and
performance;
|
d.
|
provide
an avenue of communication among the external auditors, management
and the
Board;
|
e.
|
handle
complaints regarding the Company's accounting practices;
and
|
f.
|
administer
and monitor compliance with the Company's Ethics and Conflict of
Interest
Policy.
|
D.
|
Employees.
|
E.
|
Share
ownership.
|
Name
of Beneficial Owner
(11)
|
Amount
and Nature
|
Percentage(9)
of
Class (No. of shares, options + warrants held by owner divided
by total
issued and outstanding(10)
plus no. of options held by owner multiplied by
100)
|
D.
Harry Dobson(1)
|
1,192,510
|
2.2%
|
Patrick
C. Evans(2)
|
269,500
|
*%
|
Carl
G. Verley(3)
|
225,250
|
*%
|
David
E. Whittle(4)
|
185,000
|
*%
|
Jonathan
Comerford(5)
|
150,000
|
*%
|
Elizabeth
J. Kirkwood(6)
|
80,000
|
*%
|
Jan
W. Vandersande(7)
|
36,000
|
*%
|
Officer
and Directors as a Group(8)
|
2,138,260
|
4.0%
|
(1)
|
Includes
1,192,510 shares and nil options.
|
(2)
|
Includes
69,500 shares and 100,000 options (exercisable presently or within
60
days). 50,000 options are exercisable at a price of $2.63 per share
and
expire on November 1, 2010. 50,000 options are exercisable at a price
of
$4.50 per share and expire on January 30,
2011.
|
(3)
|
Includes
225,250 shares and nil options.
|
(4)
|
Includes
185,000 shares and nil options.
|
(5)
|
Includes
nil shares and 150,000 options (exercisable presently or within 60
days).
The options are exercisable at a price of $1.96 per share and expire
on
October 1, 2009.
|
(6)
|
Includes
nil shares and 80,000 options (exercisable presently or within 60
days).
30,000 options are exercisable at a price of $1.36 per share and
expire on
October 21, 2007 and 50,000 options are exercisable at a price of
$1.96
per share and expire on October 1,
2009.
|
(7)
|
Includes
36,000 shares and nil options.
|
(8)
|
Includes
1,708,260 shares and 505,000 options (exercisable presently or within
60
days).
|
(9)
|
The
calculation does not include stock options that are not exercisable
presently or within 60 days.
|
(10)
|
Total
issued and outstanding capital as at the close of June 15, 2006 was
53,630,847 shares.
|
(11) |
The
Company has no actual knowledge of the holdings of each individual.
The
above information was provided by the respective individuals to the
Company.
|
A.
|
Major
shareholders.
|
Name
of Shareholder
|
No.
of Shares Held
|
Percentage
of issued and outstanding share capital of 53,630,847 shares (as
at June
15, 2006)
|
Bottin
(International) Investments Ltd. (controlled by Dermot
Desmond)
|
13,253,430
|
24.70%
|
Desmond
P. Sharkey Dublin, Ireland
|
5,206,001
|
9.70%
|
De
Beers Canada Exploration Ltd. (formerly Monopros Limited)
|
3,103,543
|
5.80%
|
B.
|
Related
party transactions.
|
C.
|
Interests
of experts and
counsel.
|
A.
|
Consolidated
Statements and Other Financial
Information
|
B.
|
Significant
Changes.
|
High
and Low Prices for the Five Most Recent Fiscal Years
|
||||
Fiscal
Year Ended
|
TSX
|
NASDAQ
(1)
/
NASD OTCBB
|
||
High
(CDN$)
|
Low
(CDN$)
|
High
(US$)
|
Low
(US$)
|
|
Friday,
March 31, 2006
|
$4.90
|
$2.26
|
$4.26
|
$1.90
|
Thursday,
March 31, 2005
|
$2.68
|
$1.61
|
$2.00
|
$1.19
|
Wednesday,
March 31, 2004
|
$3.00
|
$0.60
|
$2.25
|
$0.37
|
Monday,
March 31, 2003
|
$2.26
|
$0.62
|
$1.55
|
$0.39
|
Sunday,
March 31, 2002
|
$1.50
|
$0.44
|
$1.08
|
$0.27
|
High
and Low Prices for Each Quarterly Period for the
Past
Two Fiscal Years
|
||||
TSX
|
NASD
OTCBB
|
|||
Period
Ended:
|
High
(CDN$)
|
Low
(CDN$)
|
High
(US$)
|
Low
(US$)
|
Friday,
March 31, 2006
|
$4.96
|
$3.47
|
$4.38
|
$2.97
|
Dec.
31, 2005
|
$3.73
|
$2.20
|
$3.25
|
$1.85
|
Friday,
September 30, 2005
|
$3.05
|
$2.15
|
$2.55
|
$1.83
|
Thursday,
June 30, 2005
|
$3.44
|
$2.25
|
$2.81
|
$1.83
|
Thursday,
March 31, 2005
|
$2.50
|
$1.60
|
$1.96
|
$1.31
|
Dec.
31, 2004
|
$2.01
|
$1.60
|
$1.64
|
$1.35
|
Thursday,
September 30, 2004
|
$2.30
|
$1.62
|
$1.77
|
$1.24
|
Wednesday,
June 30, 2004
|
$2.68
|
$1.61
|
$2.00
|
$1.19
|
High
and Low Prices for the Most Recent Six Months
|
||||
TSX
(CDN$)
|
NASD
OTCBB (US$)/AMEX(1)
|
|||
Month
Ended
|
High
|
Low
|
High
|
Low
|
Saturday,
December 31, 2005
|
$3.68
|
$3.26
|
$3.25
|
$2.70
|
Tuesday,
January 31, 2006
|
$4.70
|
$3.47
|
$4.05
|
$2.97
|
Tuesday,
February 28, 2006
|
$4.90
|
$4.04
|
$4.30
|
$3.40
|
Friday,
March 31, 2006
|
$4.90
|
$4.40
|
$4.38
|
$3.60
|
Sunday,
April 30, 2006
|
$5.05
|
$3.80
|
$4.40
|
$3.38
|
Wednesday,
May 31, 2006
|
$4.42
|
$3.47
|
$4.03
|
$3.17
|
A.
|
Share
capital.
|
B.
|
Memorandum
and articles of
association.
|
a)
|
A
contract or transaction where both the Company and the other party
to the
contract or transaction are wholly owned subsidiaries of the same
corporation;
|
b)
|
A
contract or transaction where the Company is a wholly owned subsidiary
of
the other party to the contract or
transaction;
|
c)
|
A
contract or transaction where the other party to the contract or
transaction is a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company;
|
d)
|
A
contract or transaction where the director or senior officer is the
sole
shareholder of the Company or of a corporation of which the Company
is a
wholly owned subsidiary;
|
e)
|
An
arrangement by way of security granted by the Company for money loaned
to,
or obligations undertaken by, the director or senior officer, or
a person
in whom the director or senior officer has a material interest, for
the
benefit of the Company or an affiliate of the Company;
|
f)
|
A
loan to the Company, which a director or senior officer or a specified
corporation or a specified firm in which he has a material interest
has
guaranteed or joined in guaranteeing the repayment of the loan or
any part
of the loan;
|
g)
|
Any
contract or transaction made or to be made with, or for the benefit
of a
corporation that is affiliated with the Company and the director
or senior
officer is also a director or senior officer of that corporation
or an
affiliate of that corporation;
|
h)
|
Any
contract by a director to subscribe for or underwrite shares or debentures
to be issued by the Company or a subsidiary of the
Company;
|
i)
|
Determining
the remuneration of the director or senior officer in that person's
capacity as director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or
an
affiliate of the Company;
|
j)
|
Purchasing
and maintaining insurance to cover a director or senior officer against
liability incurred by them as a director or senior officer;
or
|
k)
|
The
indemnification of any director or senior officer by the
Company.
|
(a) |
insiders
who are directors or senior officers of the Company;
and
|
(b) |
a
person who has direct or indirect beneficial ownership of, control
or
direction over, or a combination of direct or indirect beneficial
ownership of and of control or direction over securities of the Company
carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all the Company's
outstanding voting securities.
|
C.
|
Material
contracts.
|
1.
|
Consulting
Agreement dated January 1, 2004 between the Company and Jan W. Vandersande
pursuant to which the Consulting Agreement between the same parties
dated
June 1, 1997 (as amended) was terminated in consideration for the
payment
to Dr. Vandersande of the sum of US$120,000, payable monthly in 12
equal
installments and the issuance of 60,000 common shares of the Company
from
the pool of shares available for stock option grants under the Company's
Stock Option Plan. 55,000 of these shares were held in escrow pursuant
to
an escrow agreement for release monthly in 11 equal
installments.
|
Under
the terms of the 2004 Consulting Agreement, Dr. Vandersande agreed
to
provide certain services to the Company for a term of three years
in
consideration for a fee of US$7,500 per month. The Consulting Agreement
with Dr. Vandersande terminated on October 31,
2005.
|
2.
|
Consulting
Agreement with Patrick Evans, as President and CEO and director,
effective
November 1, 2005 at a monthly rate of
$12,500.00.
|
3.
|
Consulting
Agreement with Jennifer Dawson to act as Chief Financial Officer
and
Corporate Secretary, effective May 11, 2006 at an hourly rate for
hours
worked.
|
D.
|
Exchange
controls.
|
E.
|
Taxation.
|
(a) |
the
value of the shares is derived principally from "real property" situated
in Canada, including the right to explore for or exploit natural
resources
and rights to amounts computed by reference to production,
or
|
(b) |
the
shareholder was resident in Canada for 120 months during any period
of 20
consecutive years preceding, and at any time during the 10 years
immediately preceding, the disposition and the shares were owned
by him
when he or she ceased to be resident in
Canada.
|
F.
|
Dividend
and paying agents
|
G.
|
Statement
by experts.
|
H.
|
Documents
on display.
|
I.
|
Subsidiary
Information.
|
The
Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have
evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls
and
procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"))
as of
the end of the period covered by this annual report (the "Evaluation
Date"). Based on such evaluation, such officers have concluded that,
as of
the Evaluation Date, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures
are
effective in alerting them on a timely basis to material information
relating to the Company required to be included in our reports filed
or
submitted under the Exchange Act.
|
There
have not been any changes in the Company's internal controls over
financial reporting or in other factors that have been identified
in
connection with the evaluation described above that occurred during
the
period covered by this Annual Report that has materially affected,
or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal controls
over financial reporting.
|
·
|
compliance
with all the laws and regulations identified therein and with the
requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions as mandated
by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the requirements of the Toronto
Stock Exchange;
|
· |
corporate
opportunities and potential conflicts of
interest;
|
· |
the
quality of public disclosures;
|
· |
the
protection and appropriate use of the Company's assets and
resources;
|
· |
the
protection of confidential
information;
|
· |
insider
trading;
|
· |
fair
behaviour; and
|
· |
reporting
violations of the Policy or Board Directives
|
A.
|
Audit
Fees
|
B.
|
Audit-Related
Fees
|
C.
|
Tax
Fees
|
D.
|
All
Other Fees
|
Item
19
|
Exhibits
|
·
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm.
|
·
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2006 and
2005.
|
·
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Deficit for the years ended March 31,
2006,
2005 and 2004.
|
·
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2006, 2005
and
2004.
|
·
|
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
|
KPMG
LLP
Chartered
Accountants
PO
Box 10426 777 Dunsmuir Street
Vancouver
BC V7Y 1K3
Canada
|
Telephone
(604)
691-3000
Fax
(604)
691-3031
Internet
www.kpmg.ca
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Assets
|
|||||||
Current
assets
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
845,452
|
$
|
1,001,104
|
|||
Marketable
securities (Note 3)
|
71,392
|
71,392
|
|||||
Accounts
receivable
|
66,637
|
26,324
|
|||||
Advances
and prepaid expenses
|
6,052
|
36,879
|
|||||
989,533
|
1,135,699
|
||||||
Long-term
investment (Note 4)
|
1,400,000
|
2,480,000
|
|||||
Mineral
properties (Note 6)
|
1,552,553
|
1,552,553
|
|||||
Deferred
exploration costs (Note 6)
|
30,929,049
|
30,865,670
|
|||||
Equipment
(Note 5)
|
3,153
|
4,235
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
34,874,288
|
$
|
36,038,157
|
|||
Liabilities
and Shareholders' Equity
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities (Note 8)
|
$
|
181,266
|
$
|
94,976
|
|||
Shareholders'
equity:
|
|||||||
Share
capital (Note 7(b))
|
58,253,663
|
57,607,786
|
|||||
Contributed
surplus (Note 7(e))
|
561,777
|
257,925
|
|||||
Deficit
|
(24,122,418
|
)
|
(21,922,530
|
)
|
|||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
34,693,022
|
35,943,181
|
|||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
$
|
34,874,288
|
$
|
36,038,157
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||||
Amortization
|
$
|
1,082
|
$
|
2,136
|
$
|
2,853
|
||||
Consulting
fees (Note 8)
|
309,217
|
141,586
|
182,846
|
|||||||
Directors'
fees and honourarium
|
37,500
|
2,700
|
33,350
|
|||||||
Interest
and bank charges
|
1,231
|
983
|
1,137
|
|||||||
Office
and miscellaneous
|
43,647
|
89,941
|
78,619
|
|||||||
Professional
fees (Note 8)
|
166,150
|
235,680
|
307,441
|
|||||||
Promotion
and investor relations
|
108,184
|
30,503
|
94,803
|
|||||||
Rent
|
10,396
|
18,466
|
23,600
|
|||||||
Salaries
and benefits
|
-
|
-
|
78,805
|
|||||||
Severance
and contract termination
|
-
|
-
|
368,668
|
|||||||
Stock-based
compensation (Note 7(c))
|
314,879
|
189,400
|
-
|
|||||||
Transfer
agent and regulatory fees
|
99,794
|
114,459
|
37,890
|
|||||||
Travel
|
39,981
|
22,648
|
21,479
|
|||||||
1,132,061
|
848,502
|
1,231,491
|
||||||||
Other
earnings (expenses):
|
||||||||||
Gain
on sale of mineral properties
|
-
|
4,226,634
|
-
|
|||||||
Write-down
of long-term investments (Note 4)
|
(1,080,000
|
)
|
(1,860,000
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Interest
|
12,173
|
13,112
|
12,127
|
|||||||
Loss
on disposal of equipment
|
-
|
-
|
(3,972
|
)
|
||||||
Write-down
of mineral properties and
|
||||||||||
deferred
exploration
|
-
|
-
|
(589,669
|
)
|
||||||
(1,067,827
|
)
|
2,379,746
|
(581,514
|
)
|
||||||
Net
(loss) earnings for the year
|
(2,199,888
|
)
|
1,531,244
|
(1,813,005
|
)
|
|||||
Deficit,
beginning of year
|
(21,922,530
|
)
|
(23,378,874
|
)
|
(21,565,869
|
)
|
||||
Adjustment
on adoption of new accounting
|
||||||||||
standard
for stock based compensation (Note 2(i))
|
-
|
(74,900
|
)
|
-
|
||||||
Deficit,
end of year
|
$
|
(24,122,418
|
)
|
$
|
(21,922,530
|
)
|
$
|
(23,378,874
|
)
|
|
Basic
and diluted (loss) earnings per share
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
||
Weighted
average number of shares
|
||||||||||
outstanding
|
52,783,833
|
51,781,905
|
50,759,430
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Cash
provided by (used in):
|
||||||||||
Cash
flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
||||||||||
Net
(loss) earnings for the year
|
$
|
(2,199,888
|
)
|
$
|
1,531,244
|
$
|
(1,813,005
|
)
|
||
Items
not involving cash:
|
||||||||||
Amortization
|
1,082
|
2,136
|
2,853
|
|||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
314,879
|
189,400
|
156,000
|
|||||||
Gain
on sale of mineral properties
|
-
|
(4,226,634
|
)
|
-
|
||||||
Write-down
of long-term investments
|
1,080,000
|
1,860,000
|
-
|
|||||||
Loss
on disposal of equipment
|
-
|
-
|
3,972
|
|||||||
Write-down
of mineral properties and
|
||||||||||
deferred
exploration
|
-
|
-
|
589,669
|
|||||||
Changes
in non-cash operating working capital
|
||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(40,313
|
)
|
(7,891
|
)
|
6,508
|
|||||
Advances
and prepaid expenses
|
30,827
|
(28,499
|
)
|
1,816
|
||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
86,290
|
(177,770
|
)
|
32,651
|
||||||
Due
to related party
|
-
|
-
|
(50
|
)
|
||||||
(727,123
|
)
|
(858,014
|
)
|
(1,019,586
|
)
|
|||||
Cash
flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
|
||||||||||
Mineral
properties
|
(63,379
|
)
|
(37,106
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Proceeds
on sale of equipment
|
-
|
-
|
4,002
|
|||||||
(63,379
|
)
|
(37,106
|
)
|
4,002
|
||||||
Cash
flows provided by financing activities:
|
||||||||||
Issuance
of shares, net of share issue costs
|
634,850
|
981,730
|
720,002
|
|||||||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and
|
||||||||||
cash
equivalents
|
(155,652
|
)
|
86,610
|
(295,582
|
)
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of year
|
1,001,104
|
914,494
|
1,210,076
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of year
|
$
|
845,452
|
$
|
1,001,104
|
$
|
914,494
|
||||
Supplementary
information:
|
||||||||||
Income
taxes paid
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
8,307
|
||||
Non-cash
transactions
|
||||||||||
Shares
issued in exchange for sale
|
||||||||||
of
Haveri property (Note 6(b))
|
-
|
4,340,000
|
-
|
|||||||
Shares
issued in exchange for sale
|
||||||||||
of
Baffin Island claim (Note 6(c))
|
-
|
39,000
|
-
|
|||||||
Shares
issued pursuant to consulting
|
||||||||||
agreement
(Note 8)
|
-
|
-
|
156,000
|
1. |
Nature
of operations:
|
During
the year ended March 31, 2006, the Company amended its articles and
continued incorporation under the Ontario Business Corporation Act,
transferring from the Company Act (British
Columbia).
|
The
Company is in the process of exploring its mineral properties primarily
in
conjunction with third parties (Note 6) and has not yet determined
whether
these properties contain mineral reserves that are economically
recoverable. The underlying value and recoverability of the amounts
shown
for mineral properties and deferred exploration costs is dependent
upon
the ability of the Company and/or its mineral property partners to
complete exploration and development and discover economically recoverable
reserves and upon future profitable production or proceeds from
disposition of the Company’s mineral properties. Failure to discover
economically recoverable reserves will require the Company to write-off
costs capitalized to date.
|
2. |
Significant
accounting policies:
|
These
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with
Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. A reconciliation
of
material measurement differences between Canadian generally accepted
accounting principles and United States generally accepted accounting
principles and practices prescribed by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, is included in Note 10.
|
(a) |
Basis
of consolidation:
|
(b) |
Cash
and cash equivalents:
|
(c) |
Marketable
securities:
|
(d) |
Long-term
investments:
|
2. |
Significant
accounting policies
(continued):
|
(e) |
Mineral
properties and deferred exploration
costs:
|
(f) |
Equipment:
|
Asset
|
Rate
|
|||
Furniture
and equipment
|
20
|
%
|
||
Computers
|
30
|
%
|
(g) |
Impairment
of long-lived assets:
|
2. |
Significant
accounting policies
(continued):
|
(h) |
Asset
retirement obligations:
|
(i) |
Stock-based
compensation:
|
2. |
Significant
accounting policies
(continued):
|
(j) |
Income
taxes:
|
(k) |
Earnings
(loss) per share:
|
(l) |
Foreign
currency translation:
|
(m) |
Financial
instruments:
|
(n) |
Use
of estimates:
|
2. |
Significant
accounting policies
(continued):
|
(o) |
Comparative
figures:
|
3. |
Marketable
securities:
|
The
quoted market value of marketable securities at March 31, 2006 was
$217,512 (2005 - $134,772).
|
4. |
Long-term
investment:
|
The
long-term investment consists of 4,000,000 common shares of Northern
Lion
Gold Corp. (“Northern Lion”), acquired upon disposal of the Company’s
remaining interest in the Haveri property (Note 6(b)). The common
shares
are subject to a hold period expiring February 24, 2007, following
which
the Company is contractually obligated to sell not fewer than 250,000
common shares at a time and must first offer Northern Lion the right
to
place the number of shares that the Company wishes to sell. The Company
has also agreed to provide Northern Lion’s management a proxy for the
purpose of voting the common shares for a period of three years.
On
acquisition, the Company recorded a gain on the sale in the amount
of
$4,187,634. During the year ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company
recorded $1,080,000 and $1,860,000 respectively, as other than a
temporary
write-down of investments.
|
The
quoted market value of the long-term investments at March 31, 2006
was
$2,280,000 (2005 - $2,480,000).
|
5. |
Equipment:
|
2006: | ||||||||||
|
Accumulated
|
Net
Book
|
||||||||
Cost
|
Amortization
|
Value
|
||||||||
Furniture
|
$
|
11,088
|
$
|
(9,481
|
)
|
$
|
1,607
|
|||
Equipment
|
4,065
|
(4,065
|
)
|
-
|
||||||
Computers
|
14,584
|
(13,038
|
)
|
1,546
|
||||||
$
|
29,737
|
$
|
(26,584
|
)
|
$
|
3,153
|
2005:
|
||||||||||
|
Accumulated
|
Net
Book
|
||||||||
Cost
|
Amortization
|
Value
|
||||||||
Furniture
|
$
|
11,088
|
$
|
(9,079
|
)
|
$
|
2,009
|
|||
Equipment
|
4,065
|
(4,048
|
)
|
17
|
||||||
Computers
|
14,584
|
(12,375
|
)
|
2,209
|
||||||
$
|
29,737
|
$
|
(25,502
|
)
|
$
|
4,235
|
6. |
Mineral
properties and deferred
exploration:
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Gahcho
Kue Project
|
$
|
1,552,553
|
$
|
1,552,553
|
|
Gahcho
Kue
|
Baffin
Island
|
||||||||
|
Project
|
Project
|
Total
|
|||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2003
|
$
|
30,861,544
|
$
|
559,949
|
$
|
31,421,493
|
||||
Write-down
of deferred exploration costs
|
-
|
(559,949
|
)
|
(559,949
|
)
|
|||||
Balance,
March 31, 2004
|
30,861,544
|
-
|
30,861,544
|
|||||||
Exploration
expenditures:
|
||||||||||
Consulting
and other professional services
|
4,126
|
-
|
4,126
|
|||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2005
|
30,865,670
|
-
|
30,865,670
|
|||||||
Geophysical
|
3,220
|
-
|
3,220
|
|||||||
Due
Diligence
|
60,159
|
-
|
60,159
|
|||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2006
|
$
|
30,929,049
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
30,929,049
|
(a) |
Gahcho
Kue Project:
|
The
Company currently holds a 44.1% interest in the Gahcho Kue project
located
in the District of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Canada. Other
interests are held by De Beers Canada Exploration Inc. (“De Beers Canada”)
(51%) and Camphor Ventures Inc. (“Camphor”) (4.9%). De Beers Canada has
been granted the right to earn up to a 60% interest in the Gahcho
Kue
project.
|
De
Beers Canada has agreed to carry all costs incurred and has committed
to
certain minimum expenditures and activities per year. Decisions are
to be
made jointly (via a management committee consisting of two members
each
from De Beers Canada and the Company) as to the further progress
of the
project, and specifically the timing of possible full feasibility
study.
Once a desktop study shows that an internal rate of return of 15%
can be
achieved, De Beers Canada is to proceed with a bankable feasibility
study.
If they do not proceed with the feasibility study, De Beers Canada’s
interest will be diluted down to
30%.
|
Upon
completion of a bankable feasibility study, De Beers Canada’s interest in
the claims shall increase to 55% and upon development, construction
and
commencement of production of a commercial mine, De Beers Canada’s
interest shall increase to 60%.
|
6. |
Mineral
properties and deferred exploration (continued):
|
(a) |
Gahcho
Kue Project (continued):
|
All
costs paid with respect to the expenses incurred by the venturers
shall be
repaid first to De Beers Canada for all exploration and development
costs
incurred by them outside of the Kennady Lake area since March 8,
2000 out
of 100% of annual available cash flow (i.e. cash flow after provision
for
ongoing operating and non-operating costs including third party debt
repayments) from any mine constructed on the property with interest
at a
rate equal to LIBOR plus 5% compounded annually; then to all venturers
for
all other exploration, development and mine construction costs out
of 90%
of annual available cash flow from any mine constructed on the property
with interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 4% compounded annually;
and
the remaining 10% of such available cash flow shall be distributed
to the
participants in proportion to their respective participating
interests.
|
On
November 26, 2003, the Board of Directors of De Beers Canada approved
the
commencement of a pre-feasibility study on the Gahcho Kue Project.
The
estimated $25 million cost was borne entirely by De Beers Canada.
The
in-depth pre-feasibility project was completed in mid-2005 showing
that an
internal rate of return of 15% can be achieved and the project is
proceeding with permitting and advanced
exploration.
|
(b) |
Haveri
Project:
|
The
Company had a 100% interest in the Haveri Project, a mineral property
located 175 kilometres north of Helsinki, Finland. On October 10,
2002,
Northern Lion was granted an option to acquire a 70% undivided interest
in
the Haveri property, in exchange for expending a total of $1,650,000
in
exploration and development expenditures by October 10, 2005. Northern
Lion completed the necessary expenditures during the year ended March
31,
2005 and exercised its option to acquire a 70% interest in the Haveri
property.
|
During
the year ended March 31, 2005, the Company sold its remaining 30%
interest
in the Haveri property in exchange for 4,000,000 common shares of
Northern
Lion (Note 4).
|
(c) |
Baffin
Island Project:
|
Pursuant
to an agreement dated July 13, 1999, the Company was granted an option
to
acquire a 50% interest in four mineral claims located in the Northwest
Territories and Nunavut Territory. In order to exercise the option
and
earn the 50% interest in the property, the Company had to incur
expenditures on or in respect of the property of not less than $300,000
on
or before July 13, 2000. The Company incurred the minimum required
expenditure and exercised its option. Subsequent to entering into
the
agreement, the Company staked another claim that was subject to the
option
agreement.
|
6. |
Mineral
properties and deferred exploration (continued):
|
(c) |
Baffin
Island Project:
(continued)
|
On
September 27, 2004, the Company sold its interest in the one remaining
Baffin Island mining claim to Patrician Diamonds Inc. (“Patrician”) in
exchange for 325,000 common shares of Patrician, the reservation
of a 1%
Net Smelter Royalty and the agreement to honour a 1% Net Smelter
Royalty
in favour of two stakeholders, which the Company has the unrestricted
right and option to acquire upon payment of $1,000,000. The Company
recorded a gain on the sale in the amount of $39,000, during the
year
ended March 31, 2005.
|
7. |
Share
capital:
|
(a) |
Authorized
|
(b) |
Issued
and fully paid:
|
|
Number
of
|
||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
|||||
Balance,
March 31, 2003
|
50,582,071
|
$
|
55,719,260
|
||||
Issued
pursuant to consulting agreement (Note 8)
|
60,000
|
156,000
|
|||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
560,040
|
720,002
|
|||||
Balance,
March 31, 2004
|
51,202,111
|
56,595,262
|
|||||
Adjustment
on adoption of new accounting standard
|
|||||||
for
stock-based compensation (Note 2(i))
|
-
|
20,314
|
|||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
202,858
|
282,321
|
|||||
Exercise
of warrants
|
1,205,878
|
699,409
|
|||||
Value
on stock options exercised
|
-
|
10,480
|
|||||
Balance,
March 31, 2005
|
52,610,847
|
57,607,786
|
|||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
465,000
|
634,850
|
|||||
Value
on stock options exercised
|
-
|
11,027
|
|||||
Balance,
March 31, 2006
|
53,075,847
|
$
|
58,253,663
|
On
March 30, 2004, the Company cancelled 16,015,996 shares previously
owned
by its wholly-owned subsidiary Mountain Glen Mining Inc. ("Mountain
Glen")
that were received by the Company on the wind up of Mountain Glen.
The
cancelled shares have been excluded from the above table for all
periods
presented.
|
7. |
Share
capital (continued):
|
(c) |
Stock
options:
|
|
Weighted
|
||||||
Number
of
|
Average
|
||||||
Options
|
Exercise
Price
|
||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2003
|
2,399,100
|
$
|
1.46
|
||||
Granted
(i)
|
12,858
|
$
|
1.40
|
||||
Exercised
|
(560,040
|
)
|
$
|
1.29
|
|||
Expired
|
(324,060
|
)
|
$
|
2.19
|
|||
Cancelled
|
(200,000
|
)
|
$
|
1.32
|
|||
Balance,
March 31, 2004
|
1,327,858
|
$
|
1.37
|
||||
Granted
(ii)
|
200,000
|
$
|
1.96
|
||||
Exercised
|
(202,858
|
)
|
$
|
1.39
|
|||
Balance,
March 31, 2005
|
1,325,000
|
$
|
1.48
|
||||
Granted
(iii)
|
200,000
|
$
|
3.57
|
||||
Exercised
|
(465,000
|
)
|
$
|
1.37
|
|||
Balance,
March 31, 2006
|
1,060,000
|
$
|
1.90
|
The
following are the stock options outstanding and exercisable at March
31,
2006.
|
Black
|
|
Weighted
|
|||||||||||
Expiry
|
Scholes
|
Number
of
|
Average
|
Exercise
|
|||||||||
Date
|
Value
|
Options
|
Remaining
Life
|
Price
|
|||||||||
May
11, 2006
|
$
|
-
|
215,000
|
0.11
years
|
$
|
1.25
|
|||||||
May
11, 2006
|
-
|
340,000
|
0.11
years
|
$
|
1.50
|
||||||||
December
21, 2006
|
-
|
50,000
|
0.73
years
|
$
|
0.67
|
||||||||
October
21, 2007
|
33,079
|
30,000
|
1.56
years
|
$
|
1.36
|
||||||||
March
21, 2008
|
24,419
|
25,000
|
1.98
years
|
$
|
2.06
|
||||||||
October
1, 2009
|
189,400
|
200,000
|
3.51
years
|
$
|
1.96
|
||||||||
November
1, 2010
|
127,571
|
100,000
|
4.59
years
|
$
|
2.63
|
||||||||
January
30, 2011
|
187,308
|
100,000
|
4.84
years
|
$
|
4.50
|
||||||||
$
|
561,777
|
1,060,000
|
1.74
years
|
$
|
1.90
|
7. |
Share
capital (continued):
|
(c) |
Stock
options (continued):
|
(i)
|
During
the year ended March 31, 2004, the Company granted 12,858 options
to an
employee at an exercise price of $1.40 per share. The Black-Scholes
value
of the options granted was $0.38 per option or $4,943 in aggregate.
In
accordance with the Company's accounting policy (Note 2(i)), no
compensation expense was recorded for share options granted to directors
and employees during the year ended March 31,
2004.
|
(ii)
|
During
the year ended March 31, 2005, the Company granted 200,000 options
to
directors of the Company at an exercise price of $1.96 per share,
vesting
immediately and expire on October 1, 2009. The Black-Scholes value
of the
options granted was $0.95 per option or $189,400 in aggregate.
|
(iii)
|
During
the year ended March 31, 2006, the Company granted 200,000 options
to an
officer of the Company of which 100,000 are at an exercise price
of $2.63
and 100,000 are at an exercise price of $4.50 per share. These options
vested 50% immediately and 50% vest 1 year after grant. The Black-Scholes
value of the options granted was $1.80 per option or $180,000 in
the
aggregate and $3.211 or $321,100 in the aggregate, respectively.
These
options expire November 1, 2010 and January 30, 2011 respectively.
During
the year ended March 31, 2006, the Company recorded compensation
expense
of $127,571 for the first grant and $187,308 for the second
grant.
|
The
table below presents the net loss and net loss per share if the
Black-Scholes fair value method of accounting was used for stock
options
granted to employees and directors for the year ended March 31, 2004.
The
pro forma adjustments presented below pertain to the new options
granted
to employees since adoption of the stock-based compensation standards
on
April 1, 2002. As discussed in Note 2(i), the pro forma adjustment
amounts
below were recorded as a cumulative adjustment to deficit as at April
1,
2004.
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Net
loss as reported
|
$
|
(2,199,888
|
)
|
$
|
1,531,244
|
$
|
(1,813,005
|
)
|
||
Pro
forma adjustment
|
-
|
-
|
(4,943
|
)
|
||||||
Pro
forma net loss
|
$
|
(2,199,888
|
)
|
$
|
1,531,244
|
$
|
(1,817,948
|
)
|
||
Pro
forma basic and diluted loss per share
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
The
fair value of the options granted has been estimated on the date
of the
grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
assumptions
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Dividend
yield
|
0%
|
|
|
0%
|
|
|
0%
|
|
||
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
84%-89.78%
|
|
|
50%
|
|
|
93%
|
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
3.9%
|
|
|
4.1%
|
|
|
3.0%
|
|
Expected
lives
|
|
|
5
years
|
|
|
5
years
|
|
|
5
to 8 months
|
7. |
Share
capital (continued):
|
(d) |
Warrants:
|
|
Weighted
|
||||||
Number
of
|
Average
|
||||||
Warrants
|
Exercise
Price
|
||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004
|
1,205,878
|
$
|
0.58
|
||||
Exercised
|
(1,205,878
|
)
|
$
|
0.58
|
|||
Balance,
March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
(e) |
Contributed
surplus:
|
Amount
|
||||
Balance,
March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004
|
$
|
24,419
|
||
Adjustment
on adoption of new accounting standard for
|
||||
stock-based
compensation (Note 2(i))
|
74,900
|
|||
Less:
value of options exercised prior to adoption of
|
||||
new
standard and value transferred to share capital
|
(20,314
|
)
|
||
Grant
of stock options
|
189,400
|
|||
Value
on exercise of stock options transferred to share capital
|
(10,480
|
)
|
||
Balance,
March 31, 2005
|
257,925
|
|||
Issuance
of stock options
|
314,879
|
|||
Value
on exercise of stock options transferred to share capital
|
(11,027
|
)
|
||
Balance,
March 31, 2006
|
$
|
561,777
|
(f) |
Subsequent
event:
|
8. |
Related
party transactions:
|
8. |
Related
party transactions
(continued):
|
During
the year ended March 31, 2004, the Company entered into a new consulting
agreement with the former President of the Company. As compensation
for
terminating his old consulting agreement, the director received US$120,000
paid in 12 equal monthly instalments commencing January 1, 2004.
As at
March 31, 2004, the remaining US$90,000 was included in accounts
payable
and accrued liabilities. No amounts are unpaid at March 31, 2005.
As
further compensation, 60,000 shares were issued to the President
on
February 20, 2004 with 55,000 shares held in escrow to be released
in 11
equal monthly portions commencing February 27, 2004. The value of
the
shares based on quoted market prices on the date of issuance, was
$156,000
and this amount along with the US$120,000 cash payment, was charged
to
contract termination expense during the year ended March 31, 2004.
During
the year ended March 31, 2006, the former President was paid $102,127
(2005 - $131,905) (US$7,500 per month plus benefits) pursuant to
a former
consulting agreement.
|
During
the year ended March 31, 2006, the Company entered into a consulting
agreement with the new President and Director of the Company. Compensation
per the agreement is $12,500 per month. During the year ended March
31,
2006, the new President was paid $56,074 pursuant to this consulting
agreement.
|
9. |
Income
taxes
|
Income
tax recovery differs from the amounts computed by applying the combined
federal and provincial tax rates of 36.1% for the years ended March
31,
2006 and 2004, respectively, primarily as a result of tax benefits
which
have not been recognized.
|
Income
tax expense differs from the amounts computed by applying the combined
federal and provincial tax rate of 36.1% to pre-tax income for the
year
ended March 31, 2005 primarily as a result of income which has been
offset
by unrecognized mineral property tax
pools.
|
The
tax effect of the significant components within the Company’s future tax
asset (liability) are as follows:
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Mineral
properties and deferred exploration
|
$
|
682,300
|
$
|
579,000
|
$
|
1,756,000
|
||||
Loss
carry forwards
|
1,962,200
|
2,168,000
|
2,095,000
|
|||||||
Equipment
|
155,300
|
172,000
|
172,000
|
|||||||
Long-term
investment
|
503,100
|
308,200
|
-
|
|||||||
Other
|
-
|
6,000
|
3,000
|
|||||||
3,302,900
|
3,233,200
|
4,026,000
|
||||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(3,302,900
|
)
|
(3,233,200
|
)
|
(4,026,000
|
)
|
||||
Net
future income tax asset (liability)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
9. |
Income
taxes (continued)
|
10. |
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US
GAAP"):
|
(a) |
Mineral
properties and deferred exploration
costs:
|
US
GAAP requires that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount
of an
asset may not be recoverable. In performing the review for recoverability,
the Company is to estimate the future cash flows expected to result
from
the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If the sum of
the
expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges)
is
less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is
recognized. SEC staff have indicated that their interpretation of
US GAAP
requires mineral property exploration and land use costs to be expensed
as
incurred until commercially minable deposits are determined to exist
within a particular property as cash flows cannot be reasonably estimated
prior to such determination. Accordingly, for all periods presented,
the
Company has expensed all mineral property exploration and land use
costs
for US GAAP purposes. The Company also expenses mineral property
acquisition costs for US GAAP
purposes.
|
For
Canadian GAAP, cash flows relating to mineral property costs are
reported
as investing activities. For US GAAP, these costs would be characterized
as operating activities.
|
(b) |
Stock-based
compensation
|
The
Financial Accounting Standards Board in the U.S. has issued Statement
of
Financial Accounting Standards No.123, “Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation” (“FAS 123”). FAS 123 encourages entities to adopt a fair
value methodology of accounting for employee stock-based
compensation.
|
As
permitted by FAS 123, the Company has elected to continue measuring
compensation costs using the intrinsic value method of accounting
for
stock-based compensation as prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25. Under
the
intrinsic value method, compensation is the excess, if any, of the
quoted
market value of the stock at the date of the granting of options
to
employees and directors to purchase stock over the amount an optionee
must
pay to acquire the stock at that date. This excess is recognized
by a
charge to operations over the vesting period. As the exercise price
of
options granted by the Company to employees and directors approximates,
or
is greater than, the market value at the grant date, the Company
has
determined that the adoption of this accounting policy for stock
options
granted to employees and directors results in no material expense
for US
GAAP purposes.
|
10. |
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP")
(Continued):
|
(b) |
Stock-based
compensation (continued):
|
Under
FAS 123, stock options granted to non-employees for services rendered
to
the Company are required to be accounted for as compensation cost
and
charged to operations as the services are performed and the options
earned. The compensation cost is to be measured based on the fair
value of
the stock options granted. This method is similar to the Canadian
standard
adopted April 1, 2002, and the application of this accounting policy
for
US GAAP purposes does not result in a measurement difference for
grants
made in the years ended March 31, 2003 and 2004. The stock-based
compensation expense in respect of stock options granted to non-employees,
under US GAAP, based upon the fair value of the options granted,
determined using an option pricing model, would cumulatively be $1,704,000
from the date of adoption of FAS 123 to March 31,
2002.
|
Effective
April 1, 2004, the Company adopted the revised provisions of the
CICA
Handbook Section 3870, “Stock-Based Compensation and Other Stock-Based
Payments”. As a result, the Company now expenses the fair value of all
stock options, calculated by using the Black-Scholes option pricing
model
commencing April 1, 2004.
|
For
Canadian GAAP purposes, as permitted, the Company has adopted the
fair
value based method to all employee and director stock options granted
on
or after April 1, 2002, without restatement of prior periods. An
adjustment has been made to contributed surplus and deficit as at
April 1,
2004 in the amount of $74,900 to reflect the cumulative effect of
the
change in accounting policy, consistent with that permitted under
the
retroactive restatement method. An amount of $20,314 has also been
transferred from contributed surplus to share capital as at April
1, 2004
in respect of employee and director options exercised during the
years
ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. In addition, the Company has booked
stock-based compensation during the year ended March 31, 2006 of
$314,879
(2005 - $189,400) for employee and director stock options. Under
US GAAP,
these adjustments and stock-based compensation amounts would not
be
recorded.
|
(c) |
Unrealized
holding gains and losses on marketable securities and long-term
investments:
|
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards Board No. 115, “Accounting for
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities” (“FAS 115”) requires that the
Company’s marketable securities be classified as available-for-sale
securities and that they be recorded at market value with unrealized
gains
or losses recorded outside of income as a component of shareholders’
equity unless a decline in value is considered to be other then temporary.
The Company’s marketable securities are presented at the lower of cost or
market value under Canadian GAAP. At March 31, 2006, there is a cumulative
unrealized gain of $146,120 (2005 - $63,380; 2004 - $49,930) between
the
carrying value and fair value of marketable securities which has
been
recorded through comprehensive income for US GAAP purposes in the
amounts
of $82,740, $13,450 and $(17,856) for each of the years ended March
31,
2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
|
10. |
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US
GAAP")
|
(c) |
Unrealized
holding gains and losses on marketable securities and
long-term
|
The
Company's long-term investments are presented at the lower of cost
or
market value under Canadian GAAP and would also be accounted for
as
available-for-sale securities under US GAAP. At March 31, 2006, there
is a
cumulative unrealized gain of $880,000 (2005 - Nil) between the carrying
value and fair value of long-term investments which has been recorded
through comprehensive income for US GAAP purposes in the amounts
of
$880,000 (2005 - Nil) for each of the years ended March 31, 2006,
and 2005
respectively.
|
(d) |
Reporting
comprehensive income:
|
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130 (“FAS 130”) “Reporting
Comprehensive Income”, establishes standards for the reporting and display
of comprehensive income and its components in a full set of general
purpose financial statements. Comprehensive income equals net income
(loss) for the period as adjusted for all other non-owner changes
in
shareholders’ equity. FAS 130 requires that all items that are required to
be recognized under accounting standards as components of comprehensive
income be reported in a financial statement. For the year ended
March 31, 2006, the Company has recorded an unrealized holding gain
(loss) of $82,740 (2005 - $13,450); 2004 - ($17,856)) on marketable
securities classified as “available-for-sale”, and on long-term
investments of $880,000 (2005 - Nil) as a component of comprehensive
income under US GAAP.
|
(e) |
Recent
accounting pronouncements:
|
In
December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based
Payment” (“SFAS No. 123R”), which replaces FASB’s SFAS No. 123,
“Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, and supercedes APB Opinion No.
25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”. SFAS No. 123R requires a
public entity to measure the cost of employee services received in
exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date
fair
value of the award (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized
over the period during which an employee is required to provide service
in
exchange for the award - the requisite service period (usually the
vesting
period). No compensation cost is recognized for equity instruments
for
which employees do not render the requisite service. Employee share
purchase plans will not result in recognition of compensation cost
if
certain conditions are met; those conditions are much the same as
the
related conditions in SFAS No. 123. SFAS No. 123R will be effective
for
the Company commencing April 1, 2006. The Company has not yet determined
the effect the adoption of SFAS No. 123R will have on its consolidated
financial statements.
|
10. |
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US
GAAP")
|
(f) |
Reconciliation:
|
The
effect of the differences between Canadian GAAP and US GAAP (including
practices prescribed by the SEC) on the consolidated balance sheets,
statements of loss and cash flows is summarized as
follows:
|
As
at March 31,
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
(i)
Total assets:
|
|||||||
Total
assets, under Canadian GAAP
|
$
|
34,874,288
|
$
|
36,038,157
|
|||
Adjustment
for mineral property acquisition
|
|||||||
and
deferred exploration costs (Note 10(a))
|
(32,481,602
|
)
|
(32,418,223
|
)
|
|||
Adjustment
for change in fair value of
|
|||||||
available-for-sale
marketable
|
|||||||
securities
(Note 10(c) and (d))
|
146,120
|
63,380
|
|||||
Adjustment
for change in fair value of
|
|||||||
long-term
investments (Note 10(c) and (d))
|
880,000
|
-
|
|||||
Total
assets, under US GAAP
|
$
|
3,418,806
|
$
|
3,683,314
|
|||
(ii) Share
capital:
|
|||||||
Share
capital, under Canadian GAAP
|
$
|
58,253,663
|
$
|
57,607,786
|
|||
Adjustment
for fair value of employee and
|
|||||||
director
options exercised prior to adoption
|
|||||||
of
new accounting standard and transferred
|
|||||||
to
share capital (Note 10(b))
|
(20,314
|
)
|
(20,314
|
)
|
|||
Share
capital, under US GAAP
|
$
|
58,233,349
|
$
|
57,587,472
|
|||
(iii) Contributed
surplus
|
|||||||
Contributed
surplus, under Canadian GAAP
|
$
|
561,777
|
$
|
257,925
|
|||
Adjustment
for grant of employee
|
|||||||
stock
options (Note 10(b))
|
(504,279
|
)
|
(189,400
|
)
|
|||
Adjustment
on adoptions of new accounting standard
|
|||||||
for
stock-based compensation (Note 10(b))
|
(74,900
|
)
|
(74,900
|
)
|
|||
Adjustment
for fair value of employee
|
|||||||
and
director options exercised prior to
|
|||||||
adoption
of new accounting standard and
|
|||||||
transferred
to share capital (Note 10(b))
|
20,314
|
20,314
|
|||||
Adjustment
for stock-based compensation
|
|||||||
(Note
10(b))
|
1,704,000
|
1,704,000
|
|||||
Contributed
surplus, under US GAAP
|
$
|
1,706,912
|
$
|
1,717,939
|
10. |
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US
GAAP")
|
(f) |
Reconciliation
(continued):
|
As
at March 31,
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
(iv)
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
|
|||||||
Adjustment
for fair value of available
|
|||||||
for
sale marketable securities (Note 10(c) and (d))
|
$
|
146,120
|
$
|
63,380
|
|||
Adjustment
for fair value of long-term
|
|||||||
investments
(Note 10(c) and (d))
|
880,000
|
-
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income,
|
|||||||
under
US GAAP
|
$
|
1,026,120
|
$
|
63,380
|
|||
(v)
Deficit:
|
|||||||
Deficit,
under Canadian GAAP
|
$
|
(24,122,418
|
)
|
$
|
(21,922,530
|
)
|
|
Adjustment
for mineral property acquisition costs
|
|||||||
and
deferred exploration (Note (10(a))
|
(32,481,602
|
)
|
(32,418,223
|
)
|
|||
Grant
of stock options (Note 10(b))
|
504,279
|
189,400
|
|||||
Adjustment
on adoption of new accounting standard
|
|||||||
for
stock-based compensation (Note 10(b))
|
74,900
|
74,900
|
|||||
Adjustments
for stock-based compensation
|
|||||||
(Note
10(b))
|
(1,704,000
|
)
|
(1,704,000
|
)
|
|||
Deficit,
under US GAAP
|
$
|
(57,728,841
|
)
|
$
|
(55,780,453
|
)
|
10. |
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US
GAAP")
|
(f) |
Reconciliation
(continued):
|
Years
ended March 31,
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||
(vi)
(Loss) earnings and (loss) earnings per share for the
year:
|
||||||||||
(Loss)
earnings for the year,
|
||||||||||
under
Canadian GAAP
|
$
|
(2,199,888
|
)
|
$
|
1,531,244
|
$
|
(1,813,005
|
)
|
||
Adjustment
for deferred exploration
|
||||||||||
expenditures
(Note 10(a))
|
(63,379
|
)
|
(4,126
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Adjustment
for write-down of mineral
|
||||||||||
property
acquisition and deferred
|
||||||||||
exploration
costs (Note 10(a))
|
-
|
-
|
589,669
|
|||||||
Adjustment
to gain on sale of mineral
|
||||||||||
property
previously written-off (Note 10(a))
|
-
|
119,386
|
-
|
|||||||
Adjustment
for stock-based compensation
|
||||||||||
Note
(10(b))
|
314,879
|
189,400
|
-
|
|||||||
Loss
(earnings) for the year, under US GAAP
|
(1,948,388
|
)
|
1,835,904
|
(1,223,336
|
)
|
|||||
Other
Comprehensive income:
|
||||||||||
Change
in fair value of available for sale
|
||||||||||
marketable
securities (Note 10(c) and (d))
|
82,740
|
13,450
|
(17,856
|
)
|
||||||
Change
in fair value of long-term
|
||||||||||
investments
(Note 10(c))
|
880,000
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Comprehensive
(loss) earnings, under
|
||||||||||
US
GAAP
|
$
|
(985,648
|
)
|
$
|
1,849,354
|
$
|
(1,241,192
|
)
|
||
Basic
and diluted (loss) earnings per share,
|
||||||||||
under
US GAAP
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
$
|
0.04
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
||
(vii)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
||||||||||
Cash
provided by (used in) operating
|
||||||||||
activities,
under Canadian GAAP
|
$
|
(727,123
|
)
|
$
|
(858,014
|
)
|
$
|
(1,019,586
|
)
|
|
Adjustment
for deferred exploration
|
||||||||||
(Note
10(a))
|
(63,379
|
)
|
(37,106
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Cash
provided by (used in) operating activities
|
||||||||||
under
US GAAP
|
$
|
(790,502
|
)
|
$
|
(895,120
|
)
|
$
|
(1,019,586
|
)
|
10. |
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US
GAAP")
|
(f) |
Reconciliation
(continued):
|
Years
ended March 31,
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||
(viii)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities:
|
||||||||||
Cash
provided by (used in) investing
|
||||||||||
activities,
under Canadian GAAP
|
$
|
(63,379
|
)
|
$
|
(37,106
|
)
|
$
|
4,002
|
||
Adjustment
for deferred exploration
|
||||||||||
(Note
10(a))
|
63,379
|
37,106
|
-
|
|||||||
Cash
provided by (used in) investing activities
|
||||||||||
under
US GAAP
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
4,002
|
Date: June 29, 2006 |
Patrick
C.
Evans
|
The
following exhibits are attached to and form part of this Annual
Report:
Exhibit
|
Remarks.
|
|
1.1
|
By-Laws
of the Company
|
-
|
1.2
|
Arrangement
Agreement between the Company and Glenmore Highlands Inc. dated May
10,
2000.
|
(5)
|
1.3
|
Joint
Information Circular of the Company and Glenmore Highlands
Inc.
|
(4)
|
4.1
|
Transfer
agreement between MPV, Monopros and Camphor dated November 24, 1999
pursuant to which MPV and Camphor transferred the GOR to
Monopros.
|
(3)
|
4.2
|
Letter
Agreement between MPV, Monopros, Glenmore and Camphor dated December
17,
1999 relating to acquisition of property, within the "Area of Interest"
as
defined in the agreement and acquisition of property through third
party
agreements.
|
(3)
|
4.3
|
Letter
Agreement dated December 17, 1999 between MPV, Monopros, Camphor
and
Glenmore amending the Monopros Joint Venture Agreement.
|
(3)
|
4.4
|
Form
of Subscription Agreement for the private placement described in
item 1 of
"Material Contracts".
|
(3)
|
4.5
|
Agreement
dated as of January 1, 2002 between the Company, Camphor Ventures
Inc. and
De Beers Canada Exploration Inc.
|
(1)
|
4.6
|
Second
Amendment Agreement dated January 1, 2002 between the Company and
Paul
Shatzko.
|
(3)
|
4.7
|
Second
Amendment Agreement dated January 1, 2002 between the Company and
Jan
Vandersande.
|
(3)
|
4.8
|
Third
Amendment Agreement dated December 13, 2002 between the Company and
Jan
Vandersande
|
(3)
|
4.9
|
Letter
agreement dated December 13, 2002 between the Company and Elizabeth
Kirkwood
|
(3)
|
4.10
|
Consulting
Agreement dated January 1, 2004 between the Company and Jan W.
Vandersande
|
(3)
|
4.11
|
Consulting
Agreement dated November 1, 2005 between the Company and Patrick
Evans
|
-
|
4.12
|
Revised
Consulting Agreement dated January 31, 2006 between the Company and
Patrick Evans
|
-
|
4.13
|
Consulting
Agreement dated May 11, 2006 between the Company and Jennifer
Dawson
|
-
|
8.1
|
List
of Subsidiaries
|
(2)
|
11.1
|
Corporate
Governance Policies dated May 29, 2006.
|
-
|
12.1
|
Section
302 Certification of the Company's Chief Executive Officer
|
-
|
12.2
|
Section
302 Certification of the Company's Chief Financial Officer
|
-
|
13.1
|
Section
906 Certification of the Company's Chief Executive Officer
|
-
|
13.2
|
Section
906 Certification of the Company's Chief Financial Officer
|
-
|
14.1
|
Independent
Qualified Person's Review and Technical Report dated June 16, 2003
entitled Gahcho
Kué, Northwest Territories, Canada
prepared by Malcolm L. Thurston, Ph.D., MAusimm
|
(3)
|
15
|
Revised
Charter of the Board of Directors and Committees thereof of Mountain
Province Diamonds Inc.
|
(3)
|